How did TPN devlelop?
Dr. Chan Gunn of Vancouver, Canada developed Gunn IMS over 30 years ago. Dr. Gunn has been recognized by numerous prestigious international scientific and medical organizations for his significant contributions to the understanding and treatment of chronic pain. Click on his website to find out more information. Dr. Kim has studied extensively with Dr. Gunn and has been recognized as an honorary fellow of Dr. Gunn’s institution. He is only one of a handful of doctors in the U.S. that practices this technique. Dr. Kim adapted Dr. Gunn’s IMS technique to suit his patient population and now calls it Trigger Point Needling (TPN). Are there medical articles that explain TPN? Yes. Dr. Gunn has published many articles. In addition, Dr. Kim also published an extensive article titled The Evolution of Acupuncture in the medical journal “Seminars of Integrative Medicine”. Why does Dr. Kim use Trigger Point Needling instead of other treatments? Dr. Kim suffered from severe chronic pain for years.